virt-convert(1)

VIRT-CONVERT(1) Virtual Machine Manager VIRT-CONVERT(1)
NAME
virt-convert - convert ovf/vmx to native libvirt guests
SYNOPSIS
virt-convert INPUT.vmx|INPUT.ovf|INPUT-DIR|INPUT.zip [OPTIONS]
DESCRIPTION
virt-convert is a command line tool for converting VMX or OVF virtual
machines to native libvirt XML. Disk format conversion can also be done
at the same time.
The simplest invocation is simply: virt-convert INPUT. INPUT might be a
.vmx or .ovf file, a directory containing a .vmx or .ovf file (and
likely 1 or more disk images), or an appliance archive like .zip,
.tar.gz, or .ova. virt-convert will try to do the right thing in each
case.
By default, the virt-convert will convert all encountered disk images
to 'raw' format, sending the output to a new directory location. So the
original disk images are _not_ altered in place.
OPTIONS
--connect URI
Connect to a non-default hypervisor. See virt-install(1) for
details
CONVERSION OPTIONS
-i INPUT-FORMAT
--input-format INPUT-FORMAT
Input format. This should be auto-detected, but can be forced if
necessary. Currently "vmx" and "ovf" are supported.
-D OUTPUT-FORMAT
--disk-format OUTPUT-FORMAT
Output disk format. The default is 'raw', so any encountered disk
images will be converted to 'raw' format using qemu-img(1). Pass
"none" if no conversion should be performed: in this case the
images will just be copied to the specified --destination.
--destination DIRECTORY
The directory to send converted/copied disk images. If not
specified, the hypervisor default is used, typically
/var/lib/libvirt/images.
MISCELLANEOUS OPTIONS
--noautoconsole
Don't automatically try to connect to the guest console. The
default behaviour is to launch virt-viewer(1) to display the
graphical console, or to run the "virsh" "console" command to
display the text console. Use of this parameter will disable this
behaviour.
--print-xml
Print the generated libvirt XML, but do not perform any disk
conversions or install/start the guest. This option implies
--dry-run.
--dry-run
Proceed through the conversion process, but don't convert disks or
actually write any converted files.
-h
--help
Show the help message and exit
--version
Show program's version number and exit
-q
--quiet
Avoid verbose output.
-d
--debug
Print debugging information
EXAMPLES
Run a fedora18 OVA archive:
# virt-convert fedora18.ova
Run an extracted zip archive containing a centos6 .vmx and .vmdk file,
converting the images to qcow2 format
# virt-convert centos6/ --disk-format qcow2
Convert the specified .vmx file. Any references disk images must be in
the same directory. Don't change the disk format. Move the disk images
to /tmp
# virt-convert foo.vmx --disk-format none --destination /tmp
BUGS
Please see http://virt-manager.org/page/BugReporting
COPYRIGHT
Copyright (C) Red Hat, Inc, and various contributors. This is free
software. You may redistribute copies of it under the terms of the GNU
General Public License "http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html". There
is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
SEE ALSO
virt-install(1), the project website "http://virt-manager.org"
1.5.1 2018-06-27 VIRT-CONVERT(1)